Tried 30 vegan recipes – favorite 7

Being vegan for a month can be quite scary for some people – myself included. But I gave it a go in order to challenge myself, try new recipes, and be a better role model for my nutrition coaching clients. Read all the reasons in this post and my final verdict in this one.

All in all, I was really happy with most of the more than 30 recipes that I tried. It surprised me how versatile vegan cooking can be. I haven’t touched a single pack of tofu or soy-meat replacements during that time!

Here are my 7 personal favorites from the 30 recipes. Since my month of purely vegan cooking, these dishes have become fixed staples in my dinner routine.

Speedy lentil bolognese

Speedy lentil bolognese

Super quick vegan pasta sauce with lots of flavors. Very filling because of the lentils, especially if you also use whole-wheat pasta.

Peanut butter & BBQ jackfruit pizza

Redo: Peanut butter & BBQ jackfruit pizza (2nd try)

The PB gives the BBQ sauce a rich and thick consistency. Green jackfruit is an awesome meat replacement with a texture like pulled chicken, you can get it in Asian supermarkets or maybe even the vegan section of your supermarket. It’s becoming more and more common.

My goal was to try 30 new vegan recipes as quickly as possible- but this one was so good, I made it two times.

10-minute chickpea and spinach curry

10-minute chickpea and spinach curry

All the flavors you love in a good Indian chicken curry – but then without the chicken. It reminded me a lot of my favorite Indian restaurant and you can literally whip it up in 10 minutes. Cooking the rice as a side takes more time…

I have made this recipe countless times by now! Instead of rice, I often choose coarse wholewheat bulgur. The texture of the bulgur resembles browned minced meat a lot, which gives this dish an extra texture component.

Cauliflower hot wings – with Korean fried chicken sauce

Cauliflower Hot Wings

This one will help to take your fried chicken cravings away! (at least that’s what it did for me). Use smaller cauliflower florets for more surface area and less cauliflower taste. Do you like spicy wings? Add my Korean fried chicken sauce on top.

I’ll have my own recipe published soon, as I like my coating even crunchier and use cornflakes for this.

Three-bean paella with peas

Three-bean paella with peas and peppers

This is not a real paella. This is rice with things

People from Valencia

Don’t listen to the haters. Super filling and tastes like a paella with real chorizo in it because of the smoked paprika powder and roasted peppers. I missed a ‘fishy element’ in it. Some long-term vegans recommended adding some finely shredded nori-sheets for that.